Category: Music

Hard to know what to say about Utah Phillips. A fantastic performer (no one could “pun” like him), who also wrote some great songs, including the bluegrass standard “Rock, Salt, and Nails”. It was a real treat to host him at the coffee house. He left us in 2008, but here’s a dose of Utah live and in person.

From Buffalo to Washington Sun That Never Sets Aces, Straights, and Flushes Where Will Those Circles End I Remember Loving You Wabash Cannonball Talking Dust Bowl Old Chicago Queen of the Rails One More Ride Intro/Wild Over Me Beans, Bacon, and Gravy Let it Ring Lumberjack’s Prayer Waiting for a Train Helen Keller Song Bread and Roses Lonesome Road Blues Soup Passing Through Touch Me

Bill Steele, formerly from the Bay area, then from Ithaca, NY, became famous for writing “Garbage”, a song that was even sung by Pete Seeger. A talented song writer and performer, checkout his other originals.

He can be reached at billsteelesongs.com

Intro/Boy with the Loving Cup Ears Man-eating Shark True Conservatives George Washington Slept Here Smile Give Me Your Hand Gypsy Laddy Winnebago OWeek Before Summer Gold Watch and Chain Chocolate Chip Cookies Intro/Power Everywhere Women’s Lib Song One Man’s Opinion Song for After Xmas Clothes for Xmas Nobody’s Perfect Drink Dr.Jekyll’s Cola Streaking for Jesus Charlie Chan Young Folks Love ItI Learned About Women from Her Garbage End of Year Blues Traveling Gypsy Laughing Sally Spread Out your Feathers and Fly Henry Smith Memorial Granite Block Please Take Care of Me Traveling Song
I Never Will MarryThe Walls have Ears

Bob White performed for us backed up by Jack Hume (pedal steel).

Kentucky Moon Flying Cloud/Tying Knots in the Devil’s Tail Cow Punchers Song Not Tonight, Marie If Your Lover Leaves You Waltz Across Texas Six Days on the Road It Doesn’t Matter Any MoreWillow GardenI’m Your PalMother, the Queen of my Heart I Like to be Alone One for the Money Tucson One More Time If Tomorrow wasn’t such Long Time/Fare thee Well Blue Lonesome One Day at a Time Sweeney Todd Save Your Money Ballad of Tom Joad Talking Fish Blues Tennessee Stud Carter’s Blues Awake, Awake Woody Guthrie Medley

This is Lew’s second appearance at the Freeze-Dried. You can check out his other performances by finding him in the list at right.

Lady be Good This Man is a Viper Corrina, Corrina Jenny’s Fault Rodeo Rider Roly Poly Your Mind is on Vacation Bow Stolen Blues Sweet Sue Old Movies Louise Swing on a Star Duck Train Hungries for your Love Love Bug I’se a-Muggin Boo Bourgeois Blues Up is a Nice Place to be Stompin at DeccaHoney Suckle Rose Orange Blossom Special Everyone Says I Love You Lottery Ticket Marvin’s Gardens So Lonesome I could Cry Momma Don’t Allow

This is their second appearance at the Freeze-Dried Coffee house. They are joined by Peter Ostroushko(fiddle). You can find their other appearances at the right.

They can be reached at: www.robinandlinda.com

Restless Highway Mining Camp Blues Battle of Sugar Creek Road Standing at the Crossroads Leaving Tulsa She’s More to be PitiedThe Cuckoo Clinch Mt. Backstep Kill it, Kid Kansas Borderland Rooty, Root, Root Sweet Georgia Brown Restless One Henry Brown and Jane Saru Freight Train Blues Sermon story/I am my Own Grandpa The Stars Don’t Brightly Shine Blues My Naughty Sweety Gives to Me Roger sells album Harmonica Talk Honey Babe, I’m Bound to Ride Sunny Caroline Daughter of McCloud Adam Rude Richland Woman Ginseng Sullivan Hobo’s Lullaby None But the Rain

One of my favorite bluegrass bands, Banjo Dan hails from northern VT. The band is comprised of Banjo Dan Lindner, Willy Lindner (mandolin), Big Al Davis (guitar),  Pete Tourin (fiddle), Sam B (bass). They became regulars at the Coffee House. Please note that some of the selections performed by the Plowboys are included in their 2-disc compilation of live recordings, “Caught In The Act,” available at www.banjodan.com.
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